Auburn's offense gets into the act; Burns leaves field

Auburn didn't score an offensive touchdown in the first half -- but needed just 52 seconds to rectify that problem in the second half.

ULM fumbled the second-half kickoff and Auburn went 30 yards in three plays for a touchdown, the final 3 yards coming on a Brad Lester run. That gave Auburn a 24-0 advantage.

Auburn looked as if it was putting together another promising drive after that, especially after Kodi Burns broke out of the pocket and ran 23 yards, then went 16 yards on a quarterback draw to the ULM 19. But he came off the field on the play and headed to the locker room with an apparent injury. The drive misfired four plays later when Wes Byrum missed on a 32-yard field goal try with 8:59 left in the third quarter.